Christopher Hammond was educated at The Gateway School, Leciester, The University of Cambridge (BA, 1964) and The University of Leeds (Ph.D, 1968). From 1968 to 2005 he was Lecturer, then Senior Lecturer, in the Department of Metallurgy (later the Insitute for Materials Research) and carried out research on titanium alloys. He is a Fellow of the Royal Microscopical Society and a Life Fellow of the University of Leeds. He has long experience of teaching with the University and RMS courses.

• 1. Crystals and crystal structures ; 2. Two-dimensional patterns, lattices and symmetry ; 3. Bravais lattices and crystal systems ; 4. Crystal symmetry: point groups, space groups, symmetry-related properties and quasiperiodic crystals ; 5. Describing lattice planes and directions in crystals: Miller indices and zone axis symbols ; 6. The recirocal lattice ; 7. The diffraction of light ; 8. X-ray diffraction: the contribution of Max von Laue, W.H. and W.L. Bragg and P.P Ewald ; 9. The diffraction of X-rays ; 10. X-ray diffraction of polycrystalline materials ; 11. Electron diffraction and its applications ; 12. The stereographic projection and its uses ; 13. Fourier analysis in diffraction and image formation ; 14. The physical properties of crystals and their description by tensors

Chris Hammond's book on crystallography, now in its 4th edition, is in my view one of the best available. ... [T]his is a fine book for anyone wanting to learn about crystallography. It is an enjoyable and informative read, and is one of my favourite books to recommend to students and colleagues alike. It should be on the shelf of any physicist, chemist, materials scientist or biologist, who has to navigate the subject.